Originally Posted by
picksie
Not to beat a dead horse, but I disagree. Whether I took vacation or not they are paying the same amount of money and I would still be out 3 months. The company doesn't pay for short term disability - the insurance company does. I would have just taken the vacation pay after the 8 weeks initial disability instead of before.
You can disagree... but the fact is they legally aren't obligated to act on your best interest. They first and foremost have the obligation to do what's best for the company while following all relivent laws. And assist you on things. You after all work for them, they don't work for you.
I have the benefit of over 30+ years in the workforce... and having dealt with more than 7 different employers over the years.
I got REALLY screwed by an employer once... and its amazing what you will learn after dealing with the number of things they did to me, (but when all was said and done I got what was coming to me and I cost them well over $100,000 )... and the screwing I got I speak of dwarfs the one you just got..
What you think is right rarely coincides with what the law requires. That was the first and hardest lesson I learned.